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Ranchi: As many as six inmates of Birsa Munda Central Jail, including five women, observed the 36-hour long fast and performed the rituals on Chhath P.
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The four-day Chhath puja concluded with offering ‘arghya’ (obeisance) to the rising sun in Varanasi. Huge crowds of devotees gathered at the riverfronts of Ganga and Varuna to worship the Sun god.
Devotees ended their 36-hour long fast, that they have been following since Friday night to celebrate Chhath puja, on Monday morning. They offered Arghya to Sun god in Prayagraj. The festival was celebrated with folk songs, prayers, and exchange of prasad.
In Chhath, the women of the house manifest the ritualised body of a mythological figure, Chhati Maiya. There is no separation on caste, religious or gender lines